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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "There are Eggs and Trouble" - "Sam Battles Bird Instincts".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what valley does Frightful fly with the male peregrine in "Frightful Takes Off"?
(a) The Schoharie Valley.
(b) The Shasta Valley.
(c) The Hudson Valley.
(d) The Montclair Valley.

2. What term refers to a comb-like structure of blood vessels belonging to the choroid in the eye of a bird?
(a) Nictitating membrane.
(b) Ocular membrane.
(c) Pecten oculi.
(d) Ocular Stridulation.

3. When was the Forward to Frightful's Mountain written?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1973.

4. Where does Frightful hide out from the thunderstorm by the farm in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) On her stump.
(b) On the silo.
(c) On the culvert.
(d) On the barn.

5. Where does the eagle head fo spend his winter fishing in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) The Trinity River.
(b) The Hudson River.
(c) The Mad River.
(d) The Eel River.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Frightful lay her first eggs?

2. What is the name of the first eyas of Frightful's that hatches?

3. What term refers the two twisted membranous strips joining the yolk to the ends of the shell of a bird?

4. What are referred to as "the lions of the woodland birds" in "Frightful Takes Off" (14)?

5. At what time does Frightful's mate bring food to her while the construction crew is breaking in "The Kids are Heard"?

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